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White Breasted Nuthatch

White Breasted Nuthatch-Sitta carolinensis

Male White Breasted Nuthatch- Sitta carolinensis, Order PASSERIFORMES - Family SITTIDAE, the nuthatches. Small, stout tree climbers with strong, woodpecker like bills, strong feet. Can be seen going down trees headfirst. This species has an easily recognizable black cap and jet black eye on a white face. Year long resident. This fellow was found in Heuston Wood State Park in SW Ohio on a wonderful early March sunny day. (Photo: March 2, 2004)

Sources of species identification and other amazing info include (1) Cornell Lab of Ornithology--a fantastic site; (2)Birds of Eastern and Central North America, Peterson Field Guide Series, Fifth Edition, Houghton Mifflin Company; (3) The National Audubon Society's Sibley Guide to Birds and (4) Field Guide to the Birds of North America, Third Edition, National Geographic, Washington, D.C.

Winter/Spring Bird Collection Quicktime Movie

A quicktime movie (CLICK on image Above) of bird photos taken over the 2004 Winter/Spring. I used a Canon 10D and Mark II digital camera with a Canon 100-400 L lens, a Canon 300 L lens and a Canon 400 5.6 lens.